Joaquin Phoenix's Joker movie gets a release date

Warner Bros has announced the release date of the Joker origin movie, starring actor Joaquin Phoenix in the lead.

The film, which will see Phoenix transform into one of the most notorious DC supervillains the Joker, will hit the theatres on October 4 next year, reported Variety.

The studio made the announcement ahead of the start of Comic-Con and said the film has been titled "Joker".

To be directed by Todd Philips from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver, the film "centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips' exploration of a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale", the studio had earlier said in a statement.

It will be produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff and executive-produced by Richard Baratta.